The genius of Ottoman architecture goes on show in a new London culture centre

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The new Turkish Cultural Institute in London is marking its opening with an exhibition of photographs of the works of the 16th-century Ottoman master architect Mimar Sinan.

His genius has stood the test of time. He is credited with some 460 significant buildings including the Suleiman mosque in Istanbul, the large complex at Selimiye, Edirne and the bridges at Mostar and Drina in the former Yugoslavia. Other buildings of his are still to be seen across a vast geographical area which includes Israel, Egypt, Greece, Ukraine, Hungary, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.